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'File 12/2 Treatment of Baharna in Persia' [52r] (103/440)
The record is made up of 1 file (220 folios). It was created in 8 Oct 1932-22 Mar 1945. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Arab, Abdul Redha bin Haji Salman, who works
with the Persians• First they sent for the
leaders of the Bahama and ordered them to
give up their papers and sign Persian papers.
They put police (amnia) in all the quarters
of the town and the police collected the
people and in one quarter the police fired
shots at the baharna. This was in the Ferij
Ma’liq, but nobody was shot through many people
were beaten. The Bahama were driven to the
government office. The following Bahama, who
are important men, refused to sign any papers,
Syed Jaafar bin Syed Khammis, Mahdi al lfe f atiq,
Saleh bin Juma, Syed Khalaf bin Syed Taleb,
and Syed Shaab bin Mahdi. Because of their
refusal they were beaten and thrown into prison
and on seeing this the other Bahama were afraid
and fearing the same fate they submitted to the
orders of the Persians, in spite of this many
of them were beaten.
4. Syed Hussain bin Syed Juma, one of
the Bahama, refused to give up his Bahrain
paper. The Persian official Merthutha set
upon him and beat him so badly that the next
day he died from the wounds. Zair Mahdi and
Syed Ahmed bin Syed Majid were also seriously
injured as well as Mullah Abood bin Mullah
Hussain of Burri (Bahrain). Eventually the
Persians took almost all the Bahrain papers from
the Bahama.
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This file contains correspondence regarding the mistreatment of Bahraini nationals resident in Persia at the hands of the Persian Government.
The file contains a number of petitions (in Arabic with English translations) sent to the Government of Bahrain and Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah by these groups of Bahrainis requesting assistance (ff 54, 81, 82, 118 and 126).
The correspondence between British officials also discusses possible punitive measures against Persians (ff 144-149) resident in Bahrain and broader issues regarding Bahraini nationality (ff 174-177).
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- 1 file (220 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-220; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/486
- Title
- 'File 12/2 Treatment of Baharna in Persia'
- Pages
- 2r:4v, 17r:18v, 22r:23v, 26r:28v, 38r:38v, 51r:53v, 80r:80v, 90r:90v, 93r:93v, 95r:95v, 150r:150v, 189r:189v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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